ASUS VivoBook S 15
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W)
- 15.6”, FHD (1920 x 1080), OLED
- 1000GB SSD
- 16GB DDR4
- 1.80 kg (4 lbs)
Pros
- Adequate pricing
- Decent performance
- 100% sRGB and DCI-P3 coverage (Samsung ATNA56AC01-0 (SDC416E))
- HDR True Black 500 support and infinite contrast ratio (Samsung ATNA56AC01-0 (SDC416E))
- 120Hz refresh rate with blazingly quick pixel response times
- Optional Wi-Fi 6 and fingerprint reader
- Great battery life
Cons
- PWM usage (Samsung ATNA56AC01-0 (SDC416E))
- Uses USB Type-A 2.0
- The cooling is not spectacular
Specs
- AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS 3.0%
- Intel Core i7-1280P 3.6%
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
- Intel Core i7-11800H 0.3%
- Intel Core i9-11900H 0.5%
- Intel Core i7-11850H 1.1%
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (R4000/5000, 15W) 1.8%
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 3.8%
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W)
- Display
- 15.6”, FHD (1920 x 1080), OLED
- HDD/SSD
- 1TB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe slot See photo
- RAM
- 16GB DDR4
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Body Material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
- Dimensions
- 359.8 x 232.9 x 18.9 mm (14.17" x 9.17" x 0.74")
- Weight
- 1.80 kg (4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Card Reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD with privacy shutter
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Array Microphone with Cortana and Alexa voice rec.
- Speakers
- Speakers by Harman Kardon, Smart Amp
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
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CPU Performance: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W)
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 28 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 30 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 14 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 66 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 25 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 16 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 414 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 57 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 419 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 69 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 148 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 64 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 375 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 263 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 260 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 129 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 44 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 156 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 91 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |

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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 35/45W) | 34 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 26 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 22 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |